Arthur Goldberg

Arthur Goldberg appears in How we got free agents in baseball as the former [[SupremeCourt|Supreme Court]] justice who represented [[CurtFlood|Curt Flood]] in his challenge to [[MajorLeagueBaseball|Major League Baseball]]. The source says Goldberg took the case if the [[MajorLeagueBaseballPlayersAssociation|players union]] covered his expenses.

Goldberg’s role is to connect Flood’s labor grievance to [[BaseballAntitrustExemption|baseball antitrust]] and [[PublicOpinionLitigationStrategy|public-opinion strategy]]. The episode presents the case as a court fight and a legitimacy fight, beginning with Flood’s letter to Bowie Kuhn.

Connections

• Curt Flood, [[MajorLeagueBaseballPlayersAssociation|MLBPA]], Bowie Kuhn, Supreme Court, and [[FloodVKuhn|Flood v. Kuhn]] - litigation context.
• Baseball Reserve Clause, Baseball Antitrust Exemption, and Public Opinion Litigation Strategy - concepts attached to his role.